McCarty Joins Pitino's Staff at Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former University of Kentucky standoutwho played ten years in the N-B-A has rejoined his mentor RickPitino again - this time as Louisville's assistant basketballcoach. Walter McCarty replaces Marvin Menzies, who is being named thenew head coach at New Mexico State. McCarty is a native ofEvansville, Indiana who started at forward for the 1996 nationalchampion Kentucky Wildcats during his senior year. That year, heaveraged a career-high eleven-point-seven points andfive-point-seven rebounds. He also ranked second on that team with206 rebounds and 28 three-pointers. Pitino also coached McCarty at the Boston Celtics, where McCartyplayed for more than seven seasons. He averaged nine-point-sixpoints and four-point-four rebounds in his first season there, andlater played for the Phoenix Suns and Los Angels Clippers. At New Mexico State, Menzies replaces another former Louisvilleassistant, Reggie Theus, who was recently named head coach of theSacramento Kings.

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